Question

select the correct option and providing rational for why it is correct and why EACH incorrect option is not correct.

A nurse is caring for a white, 30-year-old man whose wife has recently died. The client has been diagnosed with clinical depression and is demonstrating insufficient coping skills. Which action by the nurse would be most important?

A) Refer the client for long-term psychotherapy.

B) Determine the client's risk of psychosis.

C) Determine whether anyone in the client's family has had depression.

D) Ask the client whether he is thinking about killing himself.

Answer 1

The patient is in need of pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy right now and not long-term therapy because most of the clinical depression can be treated efficiently with medication in the initial stage

In psychotic depression patient will have psychosis

If clinical depression is running in the family then the patient is at risk by 40%.This is taken in history collection for assessment purpose

Ineffective coping can make patient to kill themselves and asking this can help to identify the patient coping mechanism and plan appropriate preventative care

Ans: Ask the client whether he is thinking about killing himself